| Morgan Creek Entertainment, LLC | |
| Type: | Film production company |
| Industry: | Film and television |
| Former Name: | Morgan Creek Productions, Inc. |
| Founder: | James G. Robinson Joe Roth |
| Location: | Santa Monica |
| Location City: | Los Angeles, California |
| Key People: | James G. Robinson (Chairman & CEO) Brian Robinson David C. Robinson |
| Divisions: | Morgan Creek International Morgan Creek Music Morgan Creek Video Morgan Creek DVD |
| Location Country: | United States |
Morgan Creek Entertainment, LLC is an American film production company, former sales agent and investor, that has released box-office hits including Young Guns, Dead Ringers, Major League, True Romance, , The Crush, and The Last of the Mohicans. The studio was co-founded in 1987 by James G. Robinson and Joe Roth.[1] Robinson leads the company as chairman and CEO. His two sons, Brian Robinson and David C. Robinson, run the day-to-day operations. The company name comes from Roth's favorite film, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek.[2] Their most recent film is , which was released on October 6, 2023.
Morgan Creek generally releases their films through larger studios while retaining the copyrights, and making autonomous decisions on home video and television rights. Their logo contains a stylized creek.
Their initial slate of films from 1988 to 1990 were released by 20th Century Fox, except for Renegades and Coupe de Ville which were released by Universal and Major League which was released by Paramount, and some home video releases of its early titles going to Media Home Entertainment.[2] In 1991, beginning with , they shifted their distribution of new films, as well as their previous catalog titles, to Warner Bros., where they remained until early 2005. Later that year, beginning with Two for the Money, they released their newer films through Universal, though previous films were still handled in the United States by Warner.
In 1996, the company tried to expand into animated feature film production. Only one, The King & I was produced, and then it flopped.[3]
On July 11, 1997, Gary Barber announced that he would leave the studio, and he subsequently went on to start out Spyglass Entertainment.[4] In 1998, Morgan Creek had a distribution deal with Warner Home Video to release its product through the Morgan Creek Video and the Morgan Creek DVD labels.[5]
On October 8, 1998, Morgan Creek and Franchise Pictures entered into an agreement where Morgan Creek would distribute Franchise's upcoming pictures domestically.[6] On July 2, 2001, Morgan Creek Productions sued Franchise Pictures for allegedly breaching an agreement giving the company the right of first refusal on some films.[7]
In October 2014, Morgan Creek sold the international distribution rights and copyrights to their films to Revolution Studios for $36.75 million.[8] In September 2015, Morgan Creek began negotiating the sale of rights for the remaining territories, though they intend to retain remake and television rights to the Ace Ventura, Major League, Young Guns, and Exorcist franchises.[9]
| Release Date | Title | Director | Budget | Gross (worldwide) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 12, 1988 | Young Guns | $11 million | $45,661,556 | first Morgan Creek production distributed by 20th Century Fox; international and home media distribution by Vestron Pictures | ||
| September 23, 1988 | Dead Ringers | $13 million | $8,038,508 | co-production with Telefilm Canada and Mantle Clinic II | ||
| March 3, 1989 | Skin Deep | $8.5 million | $19,674,852 | |||
| April 7, 1989 | Major League | $11 million | $49,797,148 | co-production with Mirage Productions; U.S. distribution by Paramount Pictures | ||
| June 2, 1989 | Renegades | $16 million | $9,015,164 | |||
| December 13, 1989 | Enemies, a Love Story | $9.5 million | $7,754,571 | |||
| February 16, 1990 | Nightbreed | $11 million | $8,862,354 | |||
| March 9, 1990 | Coupe de Ville | N/A | $715,983 | second and last Morgan Creek production distributed by Universal Pictures until 2005 | ||
| August 1, 1990 | Young Guns II | $10 million | $44,143,410 | |||
| August 17, 1990 | The Exorcist III | $11 million | $39,024,251 | |||
| September 28, 1990 | Pacific Heights | $18 million | $44,926,706 | last Morgan Creek production distributed by 20th Century Fox | ||
| June 14, 1991 | $48 million | $390,493,908 | first Morgan Creek production distributed by Warner Bros.; the score would become the music for Morgan Creek's animated logo | |||
| January 17, 1992 | Freejack | Geoff Murphy | $30 million | $17,129,000 | ||
| April 24, 1992 | White Sands | $22 million | $9,011,574 | |||
| August 14, 1992 | Stay Tuned | $25 million | $10,736,401 | |||
| September 25, 1992 | The Last of the Mohicans | $40 million | $75,505,856 | co-production with 20th Century Fox | ||
| April 2, 1993 | The Crush | Alan Shapiro | $6 million | $13,609,396 | ||
| September 10, 1993 | True Romance | $13 million | $12,281,551 | co-production with Davis Films and A Band Apart | ||
| February 4, 1994 | $12 million | $107,217,396 | ||||
| March 30, 1994 | Major League II | David S. Ward | $25 million | $30,626,182 | ||
| April 22, 1994 | Chasers | $15 million | $1,596,687 | |||
| September 9, 1994 | Trial by Jury | N/A | $6,971,777 | |||
| October 14, 1994 | Imaginary Crimes | N/A | $89,611 | |||
| October 28, 1994 | Silent Fall | $30 million | $3,180,674 | |||
| November 10, 1995 | $30 million | $212,385,533 | ||||
| January 12, 1996 | Two If by Sea | N/A | $10,658,278 | |||
| January 26, 1996 | Big Bully | $15 million | $2,042,530 | |||
| March 22, 1996 | Diabolique | $45 million | $17,100,369 | |||
| November 1, 1996 | Bad Moon | $7 million | $1,055,525 | |||
| July 2, 1997 | Wild America | N/A | $7,324,662 | |||
| March 13, 1998 | Incognito | N/A | N/A | |||
| April 17, 1998 | John Warren | $18 million | $3,572,443 | |||
| August 21, 1998 | Wrongfully Accused | N/A | $9,623,329 | co-production with Constantin Film | ||
| October 23, 1998 | Soldier | $60 million | $14,594,226 | co-production with Warner Bros. and Jerry Weintraub Productions | ||
| March 19, 1999 | The King and I | $25 million | $11,993,021 | Morgan Creek's first and, so far, only animated film; co-production with Nest Family Entertainment, Rankin/Bass Productions and Rich Animation Studios | ||
| September 1, 1999 | Chill Factor | $34 million | $11,263,966 | |||
| February 18, 2000 | The Whole Nine Yards | $41.3 million | $106,371,651 | co-production with Franchise Pictures, Rational Packaging and Lansdown Films; select international distribution by 20th Century Fox | ||
| May 12, 2000 | Battlefield Earth | $44 million | $29,725,663 | co-production with Franchise Pictures | ||
| July 19, 2000 | The In Crowd | $15 million | $5,217,498 | |||
| August 25, 2000 | The Art of War | $60 million | $40,400,425 | co-production with Franchise Pictures and Amen-Ra Films; select international distribution by 20th Century Fox | ||
| October 6, 2000 | Get Carter | $63.6 million | $19,412,993 | co-production with Franchise Pictures and The Canton Company | ||
| January 19, 2001 | The Pledge | $35 million | $29,419,291 | co-production with Franchise Pictures, Clyde Is Hungry Films and Epsilon Motion Pictures | ||
| February 23, 2001 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | Demian Lichtenstein | $62 million | $18,720,175 | co-production with Franchise Pictures | |
| May 18, 2001 | Angel Eyes | $53 million | $29,715,606 | co-production with Franchise Pictures and The Canton Company | ||
| August 17, 2001 | American Outlaws | $35 million | $13,342,790 | |||
| November 9, 2001 | Heist | $39 million | $28,510,652 | co-production with Franchise Pictures | ||
| June 21, 2002 | Juwanna Mann | Jesse Vaughan | $15 million | $13,802,599 | ||
| August 1, 2003 | I'll Be There | N/A | N/A | |||
| August 20, 2004 | $50 million | $78,000,586 | ||||
| May 20, 2005 | $30 million | $251,495 | last Morgan Creek production distributed by Warner Bros. | |||
| October 7, 2005 | Two for the Money | $35 million | $30,526,509 | first Morgan Creek production distributed by Universal Pictures since Coupe de Ville | ||
| October 13, 2006 | Man of the Year | Barry Levinson | $20 million | $41,237,658 | ||
| December 22, 2006 | The Good Shepherd | $85 million | $99,480,480 | co-production with Universal Pictures, TriBeCa Productions and American Zoetrope | ||
| May 11, 2007 | Georgia Rule | $20 million | $25,992,167 | |||
| September 21, 2007 | Sydney White | N/A | $13,620,075 | |||
| March 3, 2009 | $7.5 million | N/A | ||||
| September 30, 2011 | Dream House | $50 million | $38,502,340 | |||
| October 14, 2011 | The Thing | $38 million | $31,505,287 | co-production with Universal Pictures and Strike Entertainment | ||
| June 16, 2017 | All Eyez on Me | $45 million | $54,876,855 | distributed by Lionsgate; co-production with Summit Entertainment, Program Pictures and Codeblack Films | ||
| October 6, 2023 | $30 million | $45.1 million | co-production with Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions; direct sequel to the 1973 film[10] [11] [12] |
| Title | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dream House | TBA | remake of the 2011 film[13] | |
| Untitled Exorcist film | co-production with Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions and Intrepid Pictures; reboot of the franchise[14] [15] |